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At least six people are killed and more than 1,000 tourists are stranded in heavy rains and landslides across the state of Sikkim, India.
2024-06-14

At least 14 people are killed and 100 others are missing after a cloudburst causes severe flooding in Sikkim, India.
2023-10-4

India reports 352,991 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a world record for the fifth consecutive day, and thereby bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 17.3 million. The country also reports a record 2,812 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 195,123.
2021-04-26

India reports 349,691 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is a world record for the fourth consecutive day, thereby bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 16.9 million. The country also reports a record 2,767 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 192,311.
2021-04-25

India reports a record 295,041 new cases and 2,023 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 15.6 million and the nationwide death toll to 182,553.
2021-04-21

​India goes under a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-03-25

An Anglo-Eastern Group oil tanker with 22 Indian crew members on board is reported missing off the coast of Benin. The area is well known for piracy.
2018-02-4

Devyani Khobragade, an Indian diplomat whose arrest sparked an international incident involving India and the United States, is indicted for allegedly lying to obtain a work visa for her housekeeper, and is asked to leave the United States under the rules of diplomatic immunity.
2014-01-10

India's Supreme Court sentences actor and politician Sanjay Dutt to 5 years in prison over illegal arms possession, related to the 1993 Mumbai bombings. The death sentence of Yakub Memon, convicted mastermind of the bombings, has been upheld.
2013-03-21

India plans to withdraw 10,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir this year and renew peace talks.
2011-02-13